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MicroMe

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Wow! Great find! I used to have book 1 and 2 (may still have them in the ....) and they were used lots for ideas and learning.
 

bertus

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Hello,

Here are some books from TI for download.
Analog Engineer's Pocket Reference:
https://www.ti.com/amplifier-circuit/op-amps/precision/support-training.html#pocketref
And some cookbooks:
https://www.ti.com/design-resources...ull-tlamps_cookbook-asset-lp-null-wwe&DCM=yes

You need to register to download them.

There is also a book called "the signal", with a collection of blogs in it:
https://www.ti.com/lit/eb/slyt701/slyt701.pdf?ts=1604471885285&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ti.com%2Famplifier-circuit%2Fop-amps%2Fprecision%2Fsupport-training.html



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TCSC47

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Principles and Applications of Electrical Engineering, Giorgio Rizzoni. 2004, 4th Ed., International Edition (whatever that means) There are later editions.
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A massive book ( 20 x 25cm, 1022 pg ! ) covering such a lot, from fundamentals of electrical calculations through to electronic components and circuits and a lot of the associated maths, -- a Tour de Force. This book is pretty much the opposite to Horowitz and Hill, The Art of Electronics, already mentioned several time in this string, being more a traditional course reader useful in studying for a degree and preparing for the exams, containing worked problem calculation examples. It is not really a practical book for the work bench and real life. Though I would imagine it could be useful in establishing a broad systems concept before turning to Horowitz and Hill for the practical realisation.

Prices for new, ranging from £40 to £140 (!) on the interweb, I have to admit I bought mine brand new for £8 off a market stall. Great cover! Looks very posh in my bookshelf. (Possibly a remainder or a duff print run with errors though?) Probably best a book for the college library.

The book came with a CD containing a lot of stuff I haven't looked at fully yet. Data sheets and software component models for simulation program of some sort.

Happy reading.
Just to say, I have given this book to our local Oxfam second-hand book store since writing this review. It was just taking up space on my bookshelf.
 

TCSC47

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I love these old electronics data books. I remember as a wee lad pouring over books like this trying to understand what they were on about. Then when I started training back in the 60's, feeling very chuffed with myself when I actually used them to design something.

Sadly for my nostalgic self, a lot of the content is much less relevant today because we have calculators and can easily figure out answers directly from the equations involved. And hey! -- the calculators are on a device we carry around in our pockets and can use to speak to other people! Amazing world nowadays! One of my grandchildren told me you can even find this thing called the interweb (?) on your phone where you can find all the answers! Mind you I stick to calling up their grandmother to find out where she has disappeared to in the supermarket! I'm sure there are space-time rifts that she keeps popping through (I usually have been searching for ages) but the phone can still get through. Wonderful thing!

Just to add, RadioShack was called Tandy's here in the UK back in the last century. Are RadioShack still going as a brand in the states? We still have a few shops using the name of Tandy's, but I don't think they are part of the massive brand that the name used to indicate.
 

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